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Agriculture & Environment: Watershed Management
= 1. = Be it resolved that the Clean Water Act be restored= to meet the intent of protecting our wetlands, tributaries, rivers and oceans.=
Agriculture & Environment: Livestock Management
1. = Be it resolved that the Iowa Legislature pass legislation giving Iowans the ability to exercise local control over the siting of factory farms.
Agriculture & Environment: Environmental Enhancement & Regulations
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= 2. = Be it resolved that CO2 emissions be restricted to = 1970 standards.
Agriculture & Environment: Environmentally Safe Energy
= 1. = Be it resolved that “hemp” be legalized= and re-introduced to the agrarian economy for cellulosic ethanol and other uses= .
= 2. = Be it resolved to reduce dependency on fossil fuels – foreign and otherwise.
= 3. = Be it resolved that we work aggressively to develop= and implement clean and renewable energy sources.
= 4. = Be it resolved to reallocate “big oil” subsidies to fund research in alternative energy sources.
Agriculture & Environment: Bottle Bill & Recycling
= 1. = Be it resolved that Congress pass a national recycl= ing bill.
Economy, Commerce & Labor: Trade Regulation
= 1. = Be it resolved that taxes be increased on companies= who outsource jobs and production outside the country.
= 2. = Be it resolved that present trade agreements be re-examined to ensure equal worker standards and equal market access among participating countries.
Education: Student Aid
= 1. = Be it resolved to make college more affordable.
Education: Public School Programming
= 1. = Be it resolved that the “No Child Left Behind= Act” be repealed.
Education: Special Needs
= 1. = Be it resolved that Congress and the President full= y support federal funding (40%) of special education.
Education: School Funding
= 1. = Be it resolved that we support maintaining professi= onal salaries for educators and increasing the wages of support professionals in= our public schools.
= 2. = Be it resolved that the party oppose diverting publ= ic money to fund vouchers, tuition tax credits, or private for-profit education businesses.
Education: Standards
= 1. = Be it resolved that Congress and the President be u= rged to amend the “No Child Left Behind Act” to allow the use of multiple sources of evidence to assess student learning and school effectiveness, to restore the class size reduction program to give kids more individualized attention, to increase the number of highly qualified teache= rs in our nation’s public schools, and fully fund its obligations to America’s public school students.
Government and Law:&n= bsp; Campaigns & Elections
= 1. = Be it resolved the Democratic Party support democra= tic election reform by supporting instant run-off voting on all levels of government election.
= 2. = Be it resolved that lobbyists and corporations not = be allowed to contribute to state or national election campaigns.
= 3. = Be it resolved that limits be placed on campaign fu= nds for all elected officials.
= 4. = Be it resolved that the Electoral College be abolis= hed to allow each person’s vote to count.
Government & Law:= Civil Rights
= 1. = Be it resolved that the federal government rescind = the Patriot Act and return the country to the conditions existing before its enactment.
= 2. = Be it resolved that convicted non-violent felons who have served their time and have been released from the criminal justice sys= tem have all of their constitutional rights reinstated.
= 3. = Be it resolved that insurance companies not be allo= wed to obtain unlimited under oath statements from their customers.
Government & Law:= Taxes and Social Security
= 1. = Be it resolved that the Governor and Iowa Legislatu= re approve an additional three cent gas tax for the next three years, funds to= be used for state highway improvement.
= 2. = Be it resolved that the Governor and the Iowa Legislature enact a one cent ethanol royalty on all ethanol produced in Iowa and shipped out of state, funds to be used for road infrastructure and construction.
Government & Law:= Internet
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Government & Law:= Reproductive Rights
= 1. = Be it resolved that the Democratic Party work to protect a woman’s right to privacy under the American Constitution.
= 2. = Be it resolved that the Democratic Party work to protect the freedom of choice for all individuals to have their end-of-life decision respected and be able to die with dignity.
Government & Law:= Criminal Justice
= 1. = Be it resolved that our federal government take necessary steps to secure our nation’s borders.
= 2. = Be it resolved that a system be set up that is able= to track sex offenders from state to state.
Government & Law:= Consumer Protection
= 1. = Be it resolved that all meat being cloned for sale = be labeled as such along with the country of origin.
= 2. = Be it resolved that the bankruptcy bill passed by t= he 109th Congress be repealed.
= 3. = Be it resolved that credit card interest be regulat= ed to a maximum of 15 percent annually.
Government & Law:= Reasonable Gun Regulation
= 1. = Be it resolved that bans on the sale of automatic a= nd semiautomatic hand guns, (Uzi’s etc.) as well as armor piercing ammunition, be reinstated.
Government & Law:= Marriage
= 1. = Be it resolved that the Democratic Party work to protect the constitutional right of same sex civil unions to equal benefits= and privileges possessed by opposite sex civil unions under the civic marriage statutes.
Health & Human Services
= 1. = Be it resolved that it’s time all uninsured children be eligible for Medicaid or Hawk-I, mechanisms that give employers options to provide strong family coverage, and the creation of a sliding sc= ale for Hawk-I that will allow families with higher incomes to buy into the program.
= 2. = Be it resolved to support state funding to provide family planning services, including contraceptives, for adult low-income individuals who would otherwise not have access, with the goal of reducing = the number of unintended pregnancies in the state.
= 3. = Be it resolved that as a party we support public po= licy that refocuses our health care system to disease management and prevention, promoting healthy lifestyles, improving the quality of care for those with chronic diseases, accelerating improvements in quality through technology, = and reduce access barriers to health care for all populations.
= 4. = Be it resolved that receiving health care in the ho= me is important, accessible, preferred, and affordable, thereby making it important to ensure adequate Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Health & Human Services – continued
= 5. = Be it resolved to focus our health care system on keeping people healthier through disease prevention, care management, and targeted incentives to encourage self management. To promote healthy lifestyles in community, employment and schools.
= 6. = Let it be resolved that universal health care is adopted and make social security solvent.
= 7. = Let it be resolved that universal health care is adopted for those who can’t afford health care.
= 8. = Let it be resolved to support universal health care, non-profit and government administered.
= 9. = Let it be resolved that disabled and low income sen= ior citizens be provided with assistance for affordable housing, transportation= and food.
= 10. = Let it be resolved that we support greater investme= nts in Iowa’s children, increased federal and state funding to eliminate = help eliminate abuse and neglect, increased state and federal funding to improve parents’ access to quality pre-kindergarten and after-school programs, increased state and federal funding to raise children and families out of poverty, providing health insurance to all of Iowa’s children, youth,= and families.
= 11. = Let it be resolved that we support increased emphas= is on the provision of and the delivery of medical special needs for all Veter= ans.
= 12. = Let it be resolved that financial means testing, co= -pay and any other or all devices utilized to exclude or limit veteran’s health care benefits be rescinded.
= 13. = Be it resolved that funding be restored to a level where foster children can have a real chance to be safe and happy.
Internal Affairs:&nbs= p; Treaty Negotiation
= 1. = Be it resolved that there be a national moratorium = on the use, manufacture, and research of nuclear weapons and their components.=
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Internal Affairs:&nbs= p; National Guard
= 1. = Be it resolved that the government increase economi= c, medical and employment benefits for National Guard members who have been deployed overseas.
= 2. = Be it resolved that no more than 25 percent of any state’s National Guard units or equipment be deployed to outside state lines, with the exception of national or regional natural disasters.
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